Education Department, greatly reduced by Trump, changing DC headquarters
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Education Department announced it will relocate from Washington headquarters to a smaller building after cutting half its workforce.
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The Education Department announced Thursday it would vacate its Washington headquarters and relocate to a smaller building after cutting half its workforce as part of President Trump's agenda to eliminate the agency. The current headquarters is 70 percent vacant following the staff reductions. The move reflects the administration's broader effort to downsize federal operations, and the relocation to a smaller space signals the department's diminished footprint under Trump's second term. The announcement comes as the administration pursues its stated goal of dismantling the Education Department entirely, a longtime conservative priority. The timeline and specific details of the relocation were not immediately provided.
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The Education Department announced Thursday it would vacate its current headquarters and relocate to a smaller building as part of staffing reductions.
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